How to Write for University

A practical, 12-step guide to producing academic writing at university.

Undertaking a writing project for assessment can be a challenging prospect for students of all disciplines and especially those new to academic writing in higher education. The unique 12-step approach in this book leads you through the different stages that apply to any form of academic writing - gathering relevant information, processing that information through effective planning, creating the text and developing your writing for future assignments including exam writing. The authors follow their tried-and-tested Smarter Student series approach to deliver timely, practical, hands-on guidance based on real-life experience from teaching and assessing students writing.

How to write for university academic writing for success is an invaluable tutorial and reference for any student approaching university writing assignments.

This book will help you to develop all the key skills you will need to deliver a well-written assignment, providing practical guidance, examples, ideas and tips for success on areas such as:

  Understanding university writing in context and how your assignments are graded

  Sourcing and researching information from your lectures, reading and discussion

  Understanding how to interpret and approaches writing for your academic tasks

  Planning your time for writing and planning the writing itself

  Developing and applying critical thinking skills to improve your writing

  Following good writing style

  Observing the appropriate conventions for citation and referencing 

  Learning how to avoid plagiarism by acknowledging the work of others

  Developing an outline plan and writing your first draft

  Reviewing, editing and proof-reading your text

  Presenting your work to the appropriate standard including coverage on grammar, spelling and punctuation

  Developing your academic writing for exam purposes.

An essential guide to successful writing at university.